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Old Sep 18, 2020 | 12:46 AM
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It does come with a warranty, though it is short. They themselves sell an almost identical 2013 F350 XLT with 1000 miles less for the same price. I’m definitely going to try and use their own truck to talk them down on this one. If it’s not the right deal, I’ll just pass
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Old Sep 18, 2020 | 01:19 AM
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Pulling for ya homie
I got my fleet truck from a family member in a different state, its a 2016 that I got in March of 2019, with 150K miles.
Looking at KBB today after adding 22,000 miles the current trade in is more than I paid. Used car prices are nuts.

What are you going to be pulling? For work?
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Old Sep 18, 2020 | 03:15 AM
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Thanks man. According to blue book, the XLT value is very fair, the XL is a bit high so I’m going to push that hard. Or buy the XLT and deal with the long bed 🤷‍♀️

My plan is to start a concrete edging company, for custom landscaping. Trailer has to have some heavy equipment on it, a big bed of sand, and a cement mixer as well as all the bags of cement itself. The trailer for the company I currently work for weighs about 12,500
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Old Sep 18, 2020 | 09:34 AM
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If you plan to tow anything with goose or 5th, the Long bed is the better choice. Had to deal with having the short bed with my F350 to tow a 5th wheel and had to replace the pin box on the trailer with a Reese Sidewinder and swap the Curt Q20 with an A20 so it would lock the pinbox properly. It really depends on the trailer, the axle center is 37" behind the cab, and that is where the 5th pin and gooseneck ball reside, so an 8' wide trailer would contact the cab at an angle under 90*, and in my case it would have hit just making a left or right hand turn. If you have a trailer already, get some measurements to make sure it can clear the SB cab.
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Old Sep 21, 2020 | 04:41 PM
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Old Sep 22, 2020 | 12:23 AM
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Passed on both of those trucks. They actually had less rust than mine, except the rear diff had REALLY bad scaling rust all over it, the AC smelled dingy, the rear right door handle was broken, it pulled right when i took my hand off the wheel and pulled REALLY hard right when brakes were applied. The XLT also pulled right, had a completely corroded battery, rusty rear diff, low coolant level, just gave me a bad vibe all around. How is the coolant over an inch low on a "certified" pre owned vehicle?

A 2011 F250 6.2l Lariat with 112,000 miles just showed up an hour away from me for the same price, so I'm going to go check that out tomorrow. To be honest I was hoping for a basic white work truck, maybe XLT trim at most, but I also think that for a budget that went from $15,000 to $20,000 I can't really afford to be picky.
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Im telling you that CPO is questionable on like a 2 year old car from a factory dealer let alone some small used lot.
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Old Sep 23, 2020 | 05:45 PM
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Yeah. Part of why I passed on those two.

Here are the two newest trucks I’m looking at.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...9284070110682/
This one I’m going to check out tomorrow.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...8867815482079/
This one is four hours away, I will check it out if I don’t buy the 2011 posted above.

Any thoughts?
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Now those look really nice
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Primary Features

Build Date:08.06.2011

Minor Features

Adobe Interior

Less Front Fenders

Decal-4X4 Less O/RD SRW PL ADB M

My Key

Tailgate-Black Handle Centre Latch

With Tailgate Lock

Less Second Unit Body Covers

With 6 3/4' Styleside Steel Box

P/Box Tie Down Hooks-Chrome Ins

With Load Box Edge Protectors

Less Pickup Box Extender

Less Load Box Bedliner

Less Bed Mat

With Base Payload Package

156"/3962MM Wheelbase

Lariat

High Class Package

Kentucky Truck Plant Build

Security Lock Group

Less Special Equipment Package

10,000 LB. GVW

Less Appearance Group

Less Exterior Appearance Pack

With Power Equipment Group

With Memory Pack

Feature Content Group 1

Kentucky Truck Plant Build Only

With English Language Label

Owner Hand Book Pack

Brand Owner - Ford

With 2 Ton Mechanical Jack

With Power Front Windows

With Electric Rear Windows

With Privacy Glass

With Power Sliding Rear Window

Less Heated Rear Window

Standard Ovrhed Console & With Rail

Less Floor Mounted Console

Adjustable Accl/Brake Foot Pedals

Front Floor Rubber Mats

With Carpet Floor Covering

I/P Insert - Level 2

With Illuminated Sunvisor - Drivers

With Illuminated Sunvisor-Passenger

With Level 3 Door Trim Panel

With Bright Front Grille

Less Exterior Wheel Lip Moulding

With Lower Body Moulding

5" Angular Chrome Running Board

Electrochromic Mirror - Video Cap

Dual Sail T'Scp TT Mirrors-Pwr/Htd

Exterior Mirror Finish - Chrome

With Drivers Heated And Cooled Seat

With Pass Heated And Cooled Seat

With Second Row Flip / Fold Armrest

With 2nd Row Folding Armrests

With Driver 10 Way Pwr Seat Adjust

With Pass 10 Way Power Seat Adjust

Trailer Tow Prep Pack

Trailer Tow - Class III Receiver

Less Fifth Wheel

With Chrome Front Tow Hooks

With Trailer Sway Control (TSC)

Less Fifth Wheel Hitch Kit

With Colour Keyed Ext Door Handle

Double Cab (3/4 Door)

Frequency - 315MHZ

With Central Locking System

Door Entry R/Cont Unit - 2 Keys

With Remote Keyless Entry

Less Sun Roof

Less Tu-Tone Accent Colour

Less Body Tu-Tone Paint

Less Acct Stripe-BdySd Color

Front Bumper - Steel Chromed

Rear Bumper - Steel Step - Chromed

With Front Licence Plate Bracket

Side Air Bag - 1st & 2nd row

Adjustable'D'Ring-Drivers Seat Belt

Less Passenger Air Bag Deactivation

With Adjustable 'D' Ring Pass Seat

With Frame Mounted Tyre Carrier

With Conventional Spare Wheel

Std Duty Dual Front Shock Absober

With Standard Rear Shock Absorbers

With Single Rear Wheels

18" X 8 Cast Aluminium - Type 2

Less Wheel Covers

With Bright Wheel Hub Cover

Less Engine Idle Shutdown Timer

Immersion Heater Engine

With 49 State/Non Green State Req

With Monobeam Suspension - Narrow

Less Stabilizer Package

Less Attitude/Ride Height Pack
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